USES: We use the Past Simple to talk about finished actions in
the past.
AFFIRMATI
VE
I went
You went
He went
She went
It went
We went
You went
They went
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
I didnt go
You didnt
go
He didnt
go
She didnt
go
It didnt go
We didnt
go
Did I go?
Did you go?
Did he go?
Did she go?
Did it go?
Did we go?
Did you
go ?
Did they
go?
SHORT
ANSWERS
Yes, I did
No, you didnt
Yes, he did
No, she didnt
Yes, it did
No, it didnt
Yes, you did
No, they didnt
Some verbs are called irregular because their form
in the past simple is considerably different from
their infinitive form.
E.g.: go went
There is no rule to form the Past simple of Irregular
verbs. Thats why their form must be learnt by
heart.
The past simple of irregular verbs keeps the same
form for every person E.g.: I went, she went, they
went
Write these verbs in the past simple:
Infinitive
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
be
come
cut
eat
drink
feel
go
write
read
see
leave
sit
sleep
think
know
give
tell
throw
Past simple
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Fill in the blanks with the missing verb in the past simple.
Yesterday Mary _________ (go) to the concert.
Last night _________ (not/be) cold, but it _________(be) rainy.
Last Tuesday morning my friends _________(bring) the car.
Last weekend we _________(not/go back) on foot.
Mark and Sue _________(do) their homework after lunch.
My friends _________(come) over after dinner.
Build sentences with the words given and put the verbs in the past simple.
easy / test / the / be _____________________________________________________
home / 11 oclock / at / they / come ________________________________________
cinema / they / last night / go / to the ______________________________________
book / of the / they / know / the story _____________________________________
washing up / do / my mother / the ________________________________________
Make the sentences negative
Mary told me the test was easy.
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They went to Lisbon by car.
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The rabbits grew fast.
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I found my book under the bed.
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He wrote me a letter last week.
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Make questions for these statements and write answers:
I saw a big cat.
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Yes, __________________________________________________________.
Mark went to London last summer.
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No, __________________________________________________________.
Carl and Mark forgot their books.
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Yes, __________________________________________________________.
My cat drank a bowl of milk.
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No, __________________________________________________________.
The bus left at 10 oclock
